Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Elio de Angelis

Italian · 1979–1986
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
8
Qualifyingahead
13
3
Ayrton Senna · Elio de Angelis
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
16 18
34 shared
Qualifying H2H
19 15
34 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1984 P3 1985 P4
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1985
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Elio de Angelis
Championships
3
0
Wins
41
2
Poles
65
3
Podiums
80
9
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
122
Starts
161
109
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Elio de Angelis
Win rate
25.5%
1.8%
Podium rate
49.7%
8.3%
Pole rate
40.4%
2.8%
Points / start
3.8
1.1
Avg grid
P3.1
P11.1
Avg finish
P8.1
P11.9
Finish rate
68.9%
57.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Elio de Angelis
Mechanical retirements
30
33
Crash retirements
20
8
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1979
1985 · aged 25
First win
1982 · aged 24
1985
First pole
1983
1988 · aged 28
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Ayrton Senna Elio de Angelis
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Elio de Angelis
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Detroit Street Circuit 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Elio de Angelis
TEA
Shadow 1979Team Lotus 1980–1985Brabham 1986
19791994
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).